Harvey Stephen Sayer (born 6 January 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back for EFL League Two club Colchester United.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Harvey Stephen Sayer[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2003-01-06) 6 January 2003 (age 19)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Gorleston-on-Sea, England | ||
| Position(s) |
Left back Left winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Colchester United | ||
| Number | 36 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2011 | Bungay Town | ||
| 2011–2016 | Norwich City | ||
| 2017–2019 | Colchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Colchester United | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Maldon & Tiptree (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Billericay Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Needham Market (loan) | 26 | (7) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018 | England U15 | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:03, 24 July 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:48, 29 September 2020 (UTC+1) | |||
Sayer joined the Norwich City Academy at the age of eight from Bungay Town. He signed for Colchester United in January 2017 and has appeared on loan for Maldon & Tiptree, Billericay Town and Needham Market.
Born in Gorleston-on-Sea,[3] Sayer signed for Colchester United in January 2017, having impressed on trial after appearing against Colchester for Suffolk Schools.[4] He had previously played for Bungay Town from the age of five, but joined the Norwich City Academy at eight years old.[5]
Sayer made two appearances for Maldon & Tiptree during the 2019–20 season. He played in their penalty shoot-out defeat to AFC Sudbury in the Alan Turvey Trophy, and he was a second-half substitute in their 4–0 win against Witham Town in the Essex Senior Cup.[6][7]
On 29 September 2020, Sayer was named on the Colchester United first-team bench for their EFL Trophy tie against West Ham United under-21s. He came on as a second-half substitute for Miles Welch-Hayes in the 1–0 defeat.[8][9]
On 11 January 2021, Sayer signed his first professional contract with Colchester, with his new deal keeping him with the club until summer 2023.[10]
Sayer made his English Football League debut on 23 February 2021, coming on as a late substitute for Aramide Oteh during Colchester's 2–1 defeat to Exeter City.[11]
On 21 August 2021, Sayer joined National League South side Billericay Town on loan. He made his debut the same day in their 5–2 defeat to Eastbourne Borough.[12]
Following his Billericay loan, on 21 October 2021 he joined Southern League Premier Division Central side Needham Market on loan.[13]
Sayer joined up with the England under-15 team for a training camp in February 2018.[3][4][5]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Colchester United | 2019–20[14] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020–21[15] | League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[16] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Maldon & Tiptree (loan) | 2019–20[6] | Isthmian League North Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Billericay Town (loan) | 2021–22[17] | National League South | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Needham Market (loan) | 2021–22 | Southern League Premier Central | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | 11[lower-alpha 3] | 2 | 37 | 9 | |
| Career total | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 48 | 9 | ||
Colchester United F.C. – current squad | |
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